Batch Reordering and Removing Frames

Editing your frame sequence is one of the most common tasks in Motion Studio. Whether you're cleaning up a batch import or fine-tuning the pacing of a stop-motion clip, these tools make it fast.

Drag-and-Drop Reordering

Click and drag any frame thumbnail to move it to a new position in the timeline. The visual editor updates in real time so you can see exactly where the frame will land. Hold Shift to select a range and move multiple frames at once.

Selecting Multiple Frames

Range selection: Click a frame, then Shift+click another to select everything between them. Individual selection: Ctrl+click (Cmd+click on Mac) to add or remove individual frames from the selection. Select all: Ctrl+A (Cmd+A) to select every frame.

Removing Unwanted Frames

Select the frames you want to remove and press the Delete key, or right-click and choose Remove. Removed frames are only removed from the sequence — they are not deleted from your computer.

Duplicating Frames

Select one or more frames and press Ctrl+D (Cmd+D on Mac) to duplicate them in place. This is useful for creating holds — for example, duplicating a frame three times effectively triples its display time at the current frame rate.

Sorting the Sequence

Use the Sort menu to re-sort all frames by filename, date taken (from EXIF metadata), or file modification time. This is particularly helpful when you've manually reordered frames and want to return to the original chronological order.

Reversing the Sequence

The Reverse button flips the entire frame order. This is useful for creating reverse-playback effects or combining with the original order to produce a boomerang-style loop (forward, then backward, repeating).

Working with Large Sequences

Motion Studio handles hundreds or thousands of frames efficiently. Use the zoom controls on the timeline to see more frames at once or zoom in for detailed per-frame editing. Keyboard shortcuts make bulk operations fast even at scale.